Ornamental steel picket
Vertical pickets with a flat or spear top, powder-coated black. The classic Chicago front-yard and courtyard fence.
Metal & Wrought-Iron Fence Installation in Chicago & the Suburbs
Black steel pickets, welded mesh panels and ornamental iron — residential and commercial.
Metal is what goes in when the fence has to be strong and stay slim. Black steel takes up almost no visual space, which is why it works across the front of a city two-flat and along a gangway where a solid panel would feel like a tunnel. It is also the material we fabricate, so panels get built to the opening rather than the opening being made to fit a stock panel.
We install ornamental steel and wrought-iron picket fence, welded wire mesh panel fence — the tight mesh that keeps a dog in without blocking the light — and heavier commercial runs. Where there is no soil to dig into, on a concrete gangway, a stoop or a parking pad, posts are anchored with base plates instead of footings.
Options & styles
Ways we build metal and wrought-iron fences
Welded wire mesh panels
Steel frames infilled with tight welded mesh. Keeps small dogs and toddlers in, keeps sightlines and daylight open, and stands up to city traffic.
Wrought-iron and decorative work
Scrollwork, finials and custom panels for older properties where the fence has to match what is already on the building.
Commercial and industrial
Heavier posts and framing for lots, yards and multi-unit buildings, with drive gates sized to the vehicles that use them.
What to expect
How the job runs
The same sequence on every project, from a forty-foot back-yard run to a commercial lot.
- 01
Measure and free estimate
We walk the property with you, measure the run, talk through height, material and where the gates want to go, and put a written price in your hands. No charge and no obligation.
- 02
Material and layout
You pick the material and style. We mark the line you want the fence to follow, and utility locates get called before anyone puts a shovel in the ground.
- 03
Posts and footings
Posts set to depth and plumbed, below the frost line where we are digging, or anchored to base plates where we are working on concrete. This is the part nobody sees and the only part that decides whether the run is still straight in five years.
- 04
Panels and fabrication
Panels are hung to the grade of your yard rather than dropped flat on top of it, and steel work is fabricated to the measurements we took on site.
- 05
Gates and hardware
Gates hang on their own reinforced posts. Hinges, latches and drop rods get adjusted until the gate swings clean and closes on its own line.
- 06
Cleanup and walkthrough
Old fence and debris hauled out, the work area swept, and a walk of the finished job with you before we leave.
Material notes
What to know before you buy
- Steel is powder-coated or painted black. A coated finish is what stands between the metal and a Chicago winter of road salt.
- Posts can be set in concrete footings or bolted to existing slab with base plates, which is what makes metal the practical choice on paved gangways.
- Welded frames do not loosen the way a fastened wood joint does — there is no joint to work.
- Touch up any deep scratch that reaches bare metal and the fence keeps its finish for years.
Why people choose it
What you get out of it
- Strongest option per foot and the hardest to climb through
- Almost no visual footprint — the yard still looks open
- Works where there is no soil, bolted straight to concrete
- Panels and gates can be fabricated to an odd opening
FAQ
Metal & Wrought-Iron Fences: common questions
Can a metal fence be installed on concrete?
Yes. Posts get base plates anchored into the slab. It is the standard approach on a concrete gangway, a stoop line or a parking pad where digging a footing is not an option.
Will it rust?
A powder-coated or properly painted steel fence resists rust for years. The places to watch are deep scratches and the bottom of posts where salt and water sit. Touching those up early is the whole maintenance routine.
Is mesh panel fence good for dogs?
It is one of the better choices. The mesh openings are too small for a puppy to push through, and unlike a solid privacy panel the dog can still see out, which some dogs handle better than others.
Do you build custom metal panels?
Yes — we fabricate frames, panels and gates to the measurements we take on site, including for openings that no stock panel fits.
Free estimates
Get a price for metal and wrought-iron fences
Send us the details and we will arrange a time to come measure. No charge and no obligation — and if you would rather talk it through, the phone is faster.
Other services
What else we build
Where we build it
Metal & Wrought-Iron Fences across Chicagoland
We install metal and wrought-iron fences throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Pick your town for what the work usually looks like there.
- Chicago
- Cicero
- Berwyn
- Oak Park
- Oak Lawn
- Burbank
- Bridgeview
- Evergreen Park
- Orland Park
- Tinley Park
- Palos Heights
- Oak Forest
- Blue Island
- Alsip
- Chicago Ridge